diff --git a/plugins/irclink.py b/plugins/irclink.py
index 452180e..61641d8 100644
--- a/plugins/irclink.py
+++ b/plugins/irclink.py
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ def map_login_success(data):
         is_sending = 0
         if is_quiet is not True:
             if irc_bridge.connection.connected:
-                irc_bridge.connection.privmsg(irc_bridge.channel, "** TMWA link is back.".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
+                irc_bridge.connection.notice(irc_bridge.channel, "** TMWA link is back.".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
                 if len(irc_bridge.areachannel) > 1:
-                    irc_bridge.connection.privmsg(irc_bridge.areachannel, "** TMWA link is back.".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
+                    irc_bridge.connection.notice(irc_bridge.areachannel, "** TMWA link is back.".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
             for player in whisper_players:
                 send_queue.put((player, "=> TMWA link is back."))
     tmwa_is_ready = 1
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ def on_close():
     if irc_bridge.connection.connected and int(time.time()) - irc_bridge.tmwa_last_died > 30 and int(time.time()) - database["last_started"] > 30:
         irc_bridge.tmwa_last_died = int(time.time())
         if is_quiet is not True:
-            irc_bridge.connection.privmsg(irc_bridge.channel, "** TMWA link died. Trying to reconnect...".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
+            irc_bridge.connection.notice(irc_bridge.channel, "** TMWA link died. Trying to reconnect...".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
             if len(irc_bridge.areachannel) > 1:
-                irc_bridge.connection.privmsg(irc_bridge.areachannel, "** TMWA link died. Trying to reconnect...".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
+                irc_bridge.connection.notice(irc_bridge.areachannel, "** TMWA link died. Trying to reconnect...".decode('utf-8', 'replace'))
     time.sleep(5)
     net.login(host=config.get('Server', 'host'),
               port=config.getint('Server', 'port'),